If you enjoyed listening to Jenny Uglow on BBC R4 Start the Week, please do visit us at Gilbert White’s Hampshire home @gilbertwhites.bsky.social for your own journey of discovery in his natural world & beautiful landscape.

Did you hear Jenny Uglow, the author of 'A Year with Gilbert White' on Radio 4's Start The Week this morning? The discussion was on Maps and Gilbert White and will be on again at 9pm tonight or available on BBC Sounds.

After a year in the making, our new bridge in the Naturalist’s Garden is open! 🌿 Volunteer Tom cut the green ribbon, welcoming visitors to get closer to the pond’s wildlife, from newts to dragonflies. 🪷 #GilbertWhite

July 22, 1775 The swifts are so fledge before they quit the nest that they are not to be distinguished from their dams on the wing; yet from the encrease of their numbers, & from their unusual manner of clinging to walls & towers one may perceive that several are now out.

View from the Boardroom..… Staff and trustees @gilbertwhites.bsky.social working together to inspire more journeys of discovery in the natural world Come and visit us! #Selborne #Hampshire #SouthDowns #NaturalHistory

A beautiful exhibition - and a perfect time to head for Hampshire to visit the home of The Natural History of Selborne

Plant of the Week 🌱 Hollyhocks! The garden has exploded with them. 27th July, 1783 My china-holly-hocks, after standing a year or two, lose all their fine variegated appearance, & turn to good common sorts, being double, & deeply coloured.

The schedule for Nature Day has been announced!! 🍄 We cannot wait for the 11th May! 11.15 Bird/Butterfly/Flowers Meadow walk 12.15 Spider Walk 13.15 Bug Hunt 14.15 Spider Walk 15.15 Bug hunt 2 Nature Day is our annual family fun day celebrating the natural world.

A great day launching our exhibition on Pennant, Gilbert White, and #C18th Natural History @gilbertwhites.bsky.social! Open to visitors until the summer, and hosting plenty of linked events and a conference in the meantime

A real pleasure to welcome @chloedalton.bsky.social to the home of British natural history writing @gilbertwhites.bsky.social to talk about #WatchingNarrowly along with other fine observers #MatthewOates #SimonMartin #RogerMorgan-Grenville #PaulRodhouse #RichardMabey @littletollerbooks.bsky.social

Just two days to go to the #WatchingNarrowly book day @gilbertwhites.bsky.social Great #naturewriting in Selborne 8 March with @chloedalton.bsky.social Richard Mabey/Adrian Cooper, Matthew Oates, Roger Morgan-Grenville, Simon Martin Tickets on door & here: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

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We are really looking forward to our Book Day on Sat! You buy tickets for the day or individually. 10:00 Matthew Oates 🦋 11:15 Simon Martin 🐦 12:30 Chloe Dalton 🐇 14:30 Richard Mabey 🌳 15:45 Roger Morgan-Grenville 🍃 17:00 Paul Rodhouse 🐋 Book here: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

Another good reason to be in beautiful Selborne @gilbertwhites.bsky.social on 8 March for our first #WatchingNarrowly natural history book day is that @chloedalton.bsky.social will be talking about the remarkable ‘Raising Hare’ @canongate.bsky.social Tickets gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

Hearing the great Richard Mabey in conversation with Adrian Cooper @littletollerbooks.bsky.social is one of at least six good reasons to visit @gilbertwhites.bsky.social Selborne on 8 March for our first #WatchingNarrowly natural history book day Tickets gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

Watching Narrowly: a Natural History Book Day in Selborne 📚 Great news! We've just released tickets to individual talks, so if you are unable to make the full day you can pick & mix your day! 🥳 Find out more and book your ticket! gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

On the 8th March we will be joined by six nature writers for a one of a kind book festival.🐋 We are so pleased to welcome to the programme Professor Paul Rodhouse as he talks about his lastest book Antarctic Whaling. Find out more: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/antarc...

We are looking for three people to join the Gilbert White House & Gardens Team! 🚨 We are looking for a 📱Communications Officer ✨Fundraising Officer 🙋Volunteer Co-Ordinator #NationalLotteryHeritageFunded For further details please see our website: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/job-opportun...

Watching Narrowly: a Natural History Book Day in Selborne 📚 On the 8th March we will be joined by 6 nature writers for a book festival. We will be joined by Simon Martin, curator, art historian & author of Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White & The Artists. 👉 gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

We are looking forward immensely to welcoming @chloedalton.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk to the home of British nature writing in #Selborne on 8 March to talk about her wonderful book in conversation with Tim O’Kelly #OneTreeBooks #WatchingNarrowly

Watching Narrowly: come to our first natural history book day @gilbertwhites.bsky.social on 8 March. Hear great writers like Richard Mabey & @chloedalton.bsky.soc & support a secure future for our work to bring visitors of all ages closer to nature. Tickets gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/event/watchi...

Final call for Papers! 🌱 The deadline for the Gilbert White Conference this June is the 3rd February! So you only have one week to submit! 👉Find out more here: www.gilbertwhite.org.uk/cfp.html

Plant of the Week 🌱 Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage) found in the Six Quarters. Did you know it can be used in the kitchen? The leaves can be used fresh or dried, folded into butter, fried in oil as a savory garnish, or finely chopped and stirred into soups and stews.

An eco-light trail, bracing walks and Jane Austen: how to get festive in Hampshire

Out and about with #WessexRiversTrust & #WesternSussexRiversTrust in the wintry sunshine along two of Hampshire’s beautiful chalk streams the Itchen & Test, as they work to restore precious natural habitat @theriverstrust.bsky.social

Our ranger and volunteer teams have been busy restoring and creating new dew ponds across the National Park. With more still to come, they are providing a haven for scores of flora and fauna including dragonflies, toads, frogs, pond skaters, water boatmen, yellowhammer, gypsywort and meadowsweet.

Gilbert White’s house in Selborne, Hampshire is a special place that will be looking more magical than ever during our Eco Light Festival. Tickets online - come and visit us! @gilbertwhites.bsky.social

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